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Almost 2 million Workforce Australia payments have been suspended in the past year, with devastating impact

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par Simone Casey, Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University

Last year the federal government replaced the jobactive employment support program with what was expected to be a more flexible and improved support system for jobseekers, Workforce Australia.

Yet, in the 16 months the contracted-out system has been running, almost 2 million income support payments have been suspended, affecting 70% of participants.

Under the new system, participants must meet a points…

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